Race

U.S. Senate, Iowa (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.13

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Ashley Hinson Arenholz1RepublicanOpen seat$10.2M$5.4M$6.7M$14.2M$38.7M
Josh Turek2DemocratOpen seat$6.3M$3.9M$2.4M$16.4M$46.8M
Joni Ernst3RepublicanIncumbent$2.0M$2.3M$1.9M$0$15K
Nathan Sage4DemocratOpen seat$1.4M$1.4M$9$0$0
James Carlin5RepublicanOpen seat$494K$489K$5,266$0$0
Jackie Norris6DemocratOpen seat$364K$364K$0$0$0
James Scholten7DemocratOpen seat$213K$205K$8,144$0$0
Thomas Raymond Laehn8LibertarianOpen seat$60K$65K$9,561$0$0
John Berman9RepublicanOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Joshua Daniel Smith10RepublicanOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Zach Wahls11DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$150K$0
Chris Henry12DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Ashley Hinson Arenholzhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00314/
    S6IA00314
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Joshua Turekhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00298/
    S6IA00298
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Joni K Ernsthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S4IA00129/
    S4IA00129
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Nathan Sagehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00256/
    S6IA00256
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: James Carlinhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00249/
    S6IA00249
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Jackie Norrishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00280/
    S6IA00280
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: James Scholtenhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00264/
    S6IA00264
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Thomas Raymond Laehnhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00181/
    S6IA00181
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: John Bermanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00199/
    S6IA00199
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Joshua Daniel Smithhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00207/
    S6IA00207
  11. 11
    FEC candidate record: Zach P Wahlshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00272/
    S6IA00272
  12. 12
    FEC candidate record: Chris Henryhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6IA00306/
    S6IA00306
  13. 13
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record